Hey Guys...I thought to post this wee bit of info just in case someone tries it....
I use a Magnum soldering station made right here in good old South Africa. Kicks Weller into touch as far as reliability and performance is concerned.
The only...and I mean the only thing with this type of Iron is never to try and run it on DC or from an Inverter. Why?. Cause the irons circuitry uses "zero crossing" technology to control tip temperature.
And as we all know, DC has no "zero cross" point. Cause it's DC. Same with inverters that simulate AC.
The Iron will work for a while connected to either DC or an Inverter and then will burn out as all temperature control will be missing and the element will literally self destruct.
Cheers